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Flying with a toddler
Donna Metler wrote:
Security restrictions have changed since I last flew with DD2. Can I still pack some activities for her to take on the plane? Also, would it be OK to take one of her straw cups empty, then get something to fill it on the other side of security? What about snacks? It's only a 2 hour flight, and she'll have her familiar car seat, but 2 hours with a bored, hungry toddler would be an eternity, and the flight is late enough that she probably will hit the slot between nap and bed, since airline schedules aren't set for optimal toddler travel time. http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtrav...ted-items.shtm You can also check your local airport. Some will post any additional restrictions on their website, or will tell you if you call them. Short answer is that you should be able to buy drink past the security checkpoint and bring it on the plane. Best wishes, Ericka |
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Flying with a toddler
Security restrictions have changed since I last flew with DD2. Can I still
pack some activities for her to take on the plane? Also, would it be OK to take one of her straw cups empty, then get something to fill it on the other side of security? What about snacks? It's only a 2 hour flight, and she'll have her familiar car seat, but 2 hours with a bored, hungry toddler would be an eternity, and the flight is late enough that she probably will hit the slot between nap and bed, since airline schedules aren't set for optimal toddler travel time. |
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Ericka Kammerer wrote:
Donna Metler wrote: Security restrictions have changed since I last flew with DD2. Can I still pack some activities for her to take on the plane? Also, would it be OK to take one of her straw cups empty, then get something to fill it on the other side of security? What about snacks? snip a little You can also check your local airport. Some will post any additional restrictions on their website, or will tell you if you call them. Short answer is that you should be able to buy drink past the security checkpoint and bring it on the plane. Best wishes, Ericka Probably but not guaranteed - we got very delayed flying back from the States in October. We were at Chicago O'hare and they closed all the vending points on the airside of security. We had bought water before they were closed for our long night flight but that meant that we couldnt get back through security landside to go and get food and drink for our evening meal if we wanted to keep our water. It was a very frustrating experience with a very tired 6 year old. We didnt board until after midnight. Thankfully on the plane we had a very kind and understanding cabin crew who looked after us well. Anyway, that was transatlantic in october - I'm sure in most circumstances it works out a lot better. If the op gets stuck she could always ask one of the cabin crew to fill up the straw cup. We did have a minor hiccup with my dds prescription liquid antibiotics as they were larger than the 3 ounces stipulated.. Security argued amongst themselves whether it need to be in a baggie or not - they concluded that as it was prescription it didnt but its worth taking along spare ziplock bags in case. Anyway after all those ramblings, the TSA website gives you all the regs http://www.tsa.gov/311/index.shtm -- Sarah |
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Flying with a toddler
Go to the web page of the airlines you are using and see if they don't have
a place for restrictions or call them. They will know firsthand what you can take and what you can't. Every one of them is different. Sue "Donna Metler" wrote in message . .. Security restrictions have changed since I last flew with DD2. Can I still pack some activities for her to take on the plane? Also, would it be OK to take one of her straw cups empty, then get something to fill it on the other side of security? What about snacks? It's only a 2 hour flight, and she'll have her familiar car seat, but 2 hours with a bored, hungry toddler would be an eternity, and the flight is late enough that she probably will hit the slot between nap and bed, since airline schedules aren't set for optimal toddler travel time. |
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Security restrictions have changed since I last flew with DD2. Can I still
pack some activities for her to take on the plane? Also, would it be OK to take one of her straw cups empty, then get something to fill it on the other side of security? What about snacks? It's only a 2 hour flight, and she'll have her familiar car seat, but 2 hours with a bored, hungry toddler would be an eternity, and the flight is late enough that she probably will hit the slot between nap and bed, since airline schedules aren't set for optimal toddler travel time. The restrictions are no liquids, other than small quantities which you are allowed, each has to be less than 3oz and they all have to fit into a quart ziploc, basically it allows you to take through a small number of travel size toiletries. They do prefer you not to have anything that looks like it has liquid in it, but for a toddler, you need that cup, so take it, just save yourself some time by having it out, with the lid off at security, if they see it deep in a bag on x-ray then they'll likely want to get it out and check it's not got liquid in it - at least they should be doing! As for toys, absolutely no reason not to take them, just check they aren't one of the very small number of toys that has some component filled with liquid. Cheers Anne |
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Donna Metler wrote:
Security restrictions have changed since I last flew with DD2. Can I still pack some activities for her to take on the plane? Also, would it be OK to take one of her straw cups empty, then get something to fill it on the other side of security? What about snacks? It's only a 2 hour flight, and she'll have her familiar car seat, but 2 hours with a bored, hungry toddler would be an eternity, and the flight is late enough that she probably will hit the slot between nap and bed, since airline schedules aren't set for optimal toddler travel time. DD8 just flew in February and DH just flew in March. We had no trouble but then DD has been flying for about 5 years. Check with your airline or airport for specific details. Mainly snacks will be ok if they are solid (no jello/pudding type things). No drinks even in sealed containers but an empty sippy cup would be fine. Formula or breast milk is allowed if traveling with a baby but I assume that yours is older than that. You may be able to get bottle water on the other side of the check point or on the plane. Any toiletries or meds need to be pack in a quart size ziploc bag and less than 3 oz each. DD has a saline gel that she puts in her nose to prevent nose bleeds and I made sure that we had a doctors note for it. If you think you can pack her toys in a backpack small enough for her to carry it might be best. Make sure they don't have fluid in them or anything sharp. Some airlines allow child safe scissors. DD spent a lot of time looking out the windows and coloring. She loves to fly though and does it a couple of times a year. Oh you might want to make sure you have gum if she chews it for take off and landing. Make sure to have shoes that slip on and off easily for check points. If you are going to be traveling often I would recommend sending a travel note with her. It tells who she is, who she is traveling with and to where, and contact numbers. We also worked on what she should do if she got separated from her aunt that she travels with. When she was older we worked on identifying the info on the boards so she knew her gate and flight number. If you have any questions I'll try to answer them. |
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On Apr 10, 8:33 pm, "Anne Rogers" wrote:
Security restrictions have changed since I last flew with DD2. Can I still pack some activities for her to take on the plane? Also, would it be OK to take one of her straw cups empty, then get something to fill it on the other side of security? What about snacks? It's only a 2 hour flight, and she'll have her familiar car seat, but 2 hours with a bored, hungry toddler would be an eternity, and the flight is late enough that she probably will hit the slot between nap and bed, since airline schedules aren't set for optimal toddler travel time. The restrictions are no liquids, other than small quantities which you are allowed, each has to be less than 3oz and they all have to fit into a quart ziploc, basically it allows you to take through a small number of travel size toiletries. They do prefer you not to have anything that looks like it has liquid in it, but for a toddler, you need that cup, so take it, just save yourself some time by having it out, with the lid off at security, if they see it deep in a bag on x-ray then they'll likely want to get it out and check it's not got liquid in it - at least they should be doing! We've flown on 4 trips with DD since Sept, 2 of them international, and what I've found is it doesn't matter what the TSA regs are, the local security staff has its own idea of what's allowed and even if you show them what the TSA site says, they won't budge. In our departure city on one trip, the agent insisted no liquid in bottles whatsoever, baby or not. I couldn't even drink it (it was juice), I had to toss it. On that same trip, on the transfer at another airport (where you have to go thru security again), they saw the empty bottles and said "you could have filled these up for the baby." In the US, you *can* buy water/liquids once you pass security and carry that on board. Alas, at Schipol in Amsterdam, there is another security checkpoint at the gate - this for an inter-European flight - and we could not bring any liquids on board. All had to be tossed, baby or not. (I am used to their over-the-top security for the US- bound flights, but usually for inter-European flights they're more relaxed). On our flights yesterday, at least for our 9 month old baby, we could bring sippy cups and bottles filled with liquids through security, both on the international and domestic portions. I did remove all containers with liquids (water and juice) so they could be scanned separately, along with the quart-sized ziploc of less than 3oz each baby stuff (diaper creme, tylenol, etc). I had my homemade pureed foods in tupperware type containers, also inside a plastic bag, and pulled those out so they could be sent through the Xray machine separately as well. DO bring food! Very few airlines are serving ANY food these days, and snacks are fine, as long as they're not liquid! As for toys, absolutely no reason not to take them, just check they aren't one of the very small number of toys that has some component filled with liquid. Just make sure the toys don't have sharp edges, otherwise, no problem. |
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Flying with a toddler
We've flown on 4 trips with DD since Sept, 2 of them international, and what I've found is it doesn't matter what the TSA regs are, the local security staff has its own idea of what's allowed and even if you show them what the TSA site says, they won't budge. In our departure city on one trip, the agent insisted no liquid in bottles whatsoever, baby or not. I couldn't even drink it (it was juice), I had to toss it. On that same trip, on the transfer at another airport (where you have to go thru security again), they saw the empty bottles and said "you could have filled these up for the baby." I don't know if things have improved more recently, but there does seem to be a standard set of posters, displaying what you can and can't take, so if an agent goes against that, it would be quite easy to point it out, though I expect individual airports would have the right to have stricter rules, but they should at least be displayed. Of course there is always the "can I see your manager/supervisor trick". It didn't matter for you as it was juice, but other families may be travelling with formula or ebm - they can't just ditch it, baby needs it's food. I'd check the individual airports website as well, but all the ones I have looked at have been copied and pasted from TSA. In the US, you *can* buy water/liquids once you pass security and carry that on board. Alas, at Schipol in Amsterdam, there is another security checkpoint at the gate - this for an inter-European flight - and we could not bring any liquids on board. All had to be tossed, baby or not. (I am used to their over-the-top security for the US- bound flights, but usually for inter-European flights they're more relaxed). This surprises me, we travelled through Amsterdam and I'm aware of the security at the gates, we were on a US bound flight so we knew we couldn't have anything and I know they don't have the small quanties in a zip lock exception, but thinking back, it was definitely amsterdam where I saw a sign about baby milk, I remembered it specifically as it was the only time I'd seen a poster specifying breastmilk and formula - again, it was fine for you, but not if the baby needs that milk, so any alterations are going to be individual operator error, and the requesting to speak to a supervisor is the way to go. On our flights yesterday, at least for our 9 month old baby, we could bring sippy cups and bottles filled with liquids through security, both on the international and domestic portions. I did remove all containers with liquids (water and juice) so they could be scanned separately, along with the quart-sized ziploc of less than 3oz each baby stuff (diaper creme, tylenol, etc). which is exactly what they should be doing, my reading is that diaper cream etc. doesn't have to meet the 3oz size as it's a baby item, but it may well be easier to do it that way if it's not too much hassle. We took a large tub through without problems though. I had my homemade pureed foods in tupperware type containers, also inside a plastic bag, and pulled those out so they could be sent through the Xray machine separately as well. I'd expect that, I had prepared apple sauce and had it in the bag with the other stuff. It's all an aside for Donna though, her toddler is past 2, so it's standard adult rules. Anne |
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